When you choose Scan to FTP, you can scan a black and white or color document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the internet.
The details required to use Scan to FTP can be entered by using Web Based Management to pre-configure and store the details in an FTP Profile.
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| | Scan to FTP is available when FTP profiles are configured using Web Based Management. |
To use Web Based Management, type http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your machine) into your browser, and then you can configure or change the settings in FTP/Network Scan Profile in Administrator Settings. You can configure up to ten FTP server profiles and you can choose what profile numbers (1 to 10) to use for Scan to FTP settings in FTP/Network Scan Settings.
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| | If you want to find the IP address of your machine, press Menu and choose Print Reports, Network Config, and then press Start to print the report the network settings. |
In addition to the seven preset file names you can store two user defined file names that can be used for creating an FTP Server Profile.
Choose FTP/Network Scan Settings in Web Based Management. In Create a User Defined File Name, enter a file name in one of the two user defined fields and click Submit. A maximum of 15 characters can be entered in each of the user defined name fields.
Configuring the FTP Default Settings
You can set Passive Mode to OFF or ON depending on your FTP server and network firewall configuration. By default this setting is OFF. You can also change the port number used to access the FTP server. The default for this setting is port 21. In most cases these two settings can remain as default.
| 1 | Enter the name that you want to use for the profile of the FTP server. This name will be displayed on the LCD of the machine and can be up to 15 characters. |
| 2 | The Host Address is the domain name of the FTP server. Enter the Host Address (for example ftp.example.com) (up to 60 characters) or the IP address (for example 192.23.56.189). |
| 3 | Enter the Username that has been registered with the FTP server for the machine (up to 32 characters). |
| 4 | Enter the Password for access to the FTP server for the Username that was registered (up to 32 characters). |
| 5 | Enter the destination folder where your document will be stored on the FTP server (for example /brother/abc/) (up to 60 characters). |
| 6 | Choose the file name you want to use for the scanned document. You can choose from seven preset and two user defined File Names. The file name that will be used for your document will be the file name you selected plus the last 6 digits of the flatbed/ADF scanner counter plus the file extension (For example, Estimate098765.pdf). You can also manually enter a File Name up to 15 characters. |
| 7 | Choose the quality that the document will be scanned at from the pull-down list. You can choose Color 100, Color 200, Color 300, Color 600, Gray 100, Gray 200, Gray 300, B&W 200 or B&W 200x100. |
| 8 | Choose the file type for the document from the pull-down list. You can choose PDF, Secure PDF or JPEG for color or gray scale documents and PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF for B/W document. Note | | If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. |
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Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles
| 1 | Load your document. |
| 2 | Press  ( Scan). |
| 3 | Press  or  to choose Scan to FTP. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step 5. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step 4. |
| 4 | Press or to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. |
| 5 | Press or to choose one of the FTP server profiles listed. Press OK. | • | If the Scan to FTP profile is complete, you will automatically go to step 9. | | • | If the Scan to FTP profile is not complete, for instance, the quality or file type are not chosen, you will be prompted to enter any missing information in the following steps. |
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| 6 | Choose one of the options below: | • | Press or to choose Color 100 dpi, Color 200 dpi, Color 300 dpi, Color 600 dpi, Gray 100 dpi, Gray 200 dpi or Gray 300 dpi. Press OK and go to step 7. | | • | Press or to choose B&W 200 dpi or B&W 200x100 dpi. Press OK and go to step 8. |
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| 7 | Press or to choose PDF, Secure PDF or JPEG. Press OK and go to step 9. |
| 8 | Press or to choose PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF. Press OK. Note | | If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. |
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| 9 | Do one of the following: | • | If you want to start scanning, press Start and go to step 12. | | • | If you want to change the file name, go to step 10. |
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| 10 | Press or to choose a file name you want to use and press OK. Press Start and go to step 12. Note | | If you want to change the file name manually, go to step 11. |
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| 11 | Press or to choose <Manual>. Press OK. Enter the file name you want to use (up to 32 characters) and press OK. Press Start. |
| 12 | The LCD shows Connecting. When the connection to the FTP server is successful the machine starts the scanning process. |
